Unsolicited writing advice, no: 1276:
The secret to writing success is *to make the reader feel something.* It doesn't matter how beautiful your prose is, or how clever your premise is if the reader feels nothing for your characters or your story.

@slee3.bsky.social Hello! Have you read the new Kevin Wilson? It’s not as weird as his usual fare, but I enjoyed it. More of a family saga.

Hello lovely writers and bookish people. I’m 227, I live in Ireland, and I read widely.

Books I’ve Enjoyed:
📕Purple Hibiscus
📙Memory Police
📗Murder of Roger Ackroyd
📘Octavia Butler’s oeuvre, especially Parable of a Sower

Love Becky Chambers, Dame Agatha, Roxane Gay, and Marie-Helene Bertino

It’s me! I’m here!

I needed to read mysteries where the bad guys had consequences and women didn’t end up in the fridge. So I wrote some. Coming 2024.

Thanks for the code @dalcecilruno.bsky.social
Nice to be here!